The professional cyclists’ tour of Spain recorded the next prominent failures. Brit Simon Yates did not start the eleventh stage on Wednesday due to a positive corona test. This was announced by his BikeExchange team.
The 30-year-old won the race in 2018 and was fifth in the standings. Pavel Sivakov, who was ninth overall, suffered the same fate as Yates, his team Ineos-Grenadiers informed. The second-class team Kern Pharma reported three positive tests.
On Tuesday, the two-time stage winner Sam Bennett from the German team Bora-hansgrohe had to give up due to corona. The number of corona cases at the Vuelta rose to 19. At the Tour de France in July there were 17 tasks due to positive corona tests.